The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz on the Avenue of the Arts is back and bigger and better than ever for Spring/Summer 2014 with Two Amazing Summer Concert Performances with Bernard Purdie and Joey DeFrancesco.

Philadelphia, PA: PCC of Jazz is revving up for the 2014 Spring/Summer Season with two incredible concert performances featuring First, Bernard Purdie,world-renown drummer and one of the most influential musicians and bandleaders of our time will play a special two-night engagement and a one-day drum clinic on June 20th & 21st. Then, experience the Philadelphia Jazz Highlight of 2014 - Philadelphia's Own, Joey DeFrancesco in a One-Night-Only Performance on Jimmy Smith's authentic organ at The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts on Friday, June 27th.

Tickets for Bernard Purdie and Joey DeFrancesco shows are 7:30pm and 10pm each night. AdvanceTickets are $25 for members and $30 for non- members. Day of show, Tickets are $30 for members $35 and are available on ticketleap.com and clefclubofjazz.org or at The Box Office in person or by telephone 215.893.9912. The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts is located at 738 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA. 19146.

As the World's Most Recorded Drummer, Bernard Purdie has played on over 500 number one hits over the last 50 years. To limit his work to one category would be a travesty of justice to his genius, influential and innovative composing, band leading and sheer talent. He has been the backbone of countless hits in the Jazz, Pop, Soul, Rock, Latin and Country genres. He is known for his strict musical time and has created signature styles playing with the best. Purdie has left his indelible artistic stamp on the music of our time such as the iconic Shaft soundtrack as well as The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. His classic soul arrangements with James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Steely Dan, Hall & Oats and the Beatles make him an Iconic Musical Figure and an American Living Legend.

Philadelphia Clef Club says it is approaching this season with new vigor to get back to the top as a leading jazz venue and treasured institution in the City of Philadelphia. PCC of Jazz is implemented in Mayor Nutter’s Five-Year Plan for Art and Culture in The City of Philadelphia. Additionally, in the next two years we are planning some of the most exciting events Philadelphia has experienced. In 2015, PCC of Jazz will celebrate 20 years on the Avenue of The Arts and in 2016 The Original Clef Club will celebrate 50 years as an organization. The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts was founded in 1966 as an outgrowth of the Black Musicians Local 274 of the American Federation of Musicians. It is the city's oldest organization devoted entirely to Jazz and music education.

I was first exposed to jazz when I discovered that one of Jimi Hendrix's influences was Wes Montgomery. I played guitar growing up and idolized Hendrix, so I knew that anyone he looked up to must be good

I was first exposed to jazz when I discovered that one of Jimi Hendrix's influences was Wes Montgomery. I played guitar growing up and idolized Hendrix, so I knew that anyone he looked up to must be good. I was 16 at the time. I went to Tower Records and purchased a CD by Wes, and I was hooked from the very first ten seconds. The sound of the song Lolita illuminated my bedroom, as I just sat back amazed at how colorful and soulful this music was--I understood it, even though at the time I didn't understand how to go about playing it. I get chills listening to Wes' solo on Lolita, and I can still listen to that song ten times in a row and never get tired of it. There is a truly timeless quality to genuinely spontaneous jazz music, and it is that quality that has inspired me to devote my life to studying and playing this music.